Simple Diagonal Tips

God, I have no idea what to call this mani so "Simple Diagonal Tips" is going to have to suffice, however stupid it sounds. I had a bad day yesterday so was feeling uninspired, but I enjoy the simple look.

The base is OPI - Skull & Glossbones, then I painted on a diagonal slick (I hate the word slick...say it...ugh!) of Barry M - Fuchsia, and then used a black striper polish to create the outline. 

Another morning of chasing the sun around the room like a crazy person!

My cuticles are driving me mad lately, they're dry and gross and creeping forward like zombies coming out of a swamp. I really need tips on cuticle care because my usual methods are failing me!

Oh my GOSH, more stamping.

I'm very excited today because my friend and I have booked a city break to ROME! I can't wait to see all the landmarks and gorge on delicious Italian food!

On to the nails, here we have GOSH - Gasoline, which is a lovely purple shimmer/glitter in a jelly base. Over that I've stamped a design from BM plate 221, using Barry M - Silver Foil Effects.

My stamping skills could still be better. More practice required! I swear it's so much harder when you have very big nails. That's what I'm telling myself anyway.

I got some nail mail today, which is always one of the best things to wake up to. Lena White have a sale on OPI, so I picked all these up for half price! I also got some sensitive & peeling nail envy because my nails peel terribly. I really hope it helps. (Excuse the badly lit iPhone pic)

Sparrow Me The Drama, Planks a Lot, I Lily Love You and Servin' Up Sparkle.

60's Floral

Hello! Late post today, it's 1:45am and I'm still not sleepy. Such horrible weather here, cold and windy and buckets of rain. So miserable, and the lack of sunlight makes it so hard to take pictures. Anyway, this mani is inspired by floral print from the 60's. I love how bright and happy it is!

I started with a base of Barry M - Coral, and I stamped a BM plate (cannot remember the plate number and my plates are downstairs in the cold!) over that with Konad special polish in white. I then used a dotting tool to fill in the centres of the flowers, using Barry M - Cyan Blue and Models Own - Lime Green. Finished with top coat.

I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out but I love the finished result. 

Gradient Nails

Well, this isn't the best. In fact I don't really like it, I didn't do it very well. I'm still posting it though because in the future I think it'll be fun to look back and see how I've (hopefully) improved. I'm sad it didn't turn out too well, because I love gradient nails and I've seen some that have been beautifully done. I think I maybe need to find a better way of doing them.

My base is OPI - Lincoln Park After Dark (I found this really annoying to apply) 

and I sponged some Barry M - Shocking Pink over that.

I like the colour the pink turned when I sponged it over the dark base. I also did a really cute Konad mani on my friend at the weekend, and I forgot to take pictures! :(

Galaxy Nails

Hello! Ugh, it's so cold here. My fingers and the end of my nose are freezing! All the cars have frozen over, too. Silly England. Anyway, Here we have my first attempt at a "Galaxy" mani. Or a Nebular mani, depending on your preferred word. I'm quite happy with it for a first try, but it could be better. I think I used a little too much black and I don't really like the yellow spots, but they're all things I can correct for next time.

Here's what I did:

Painted on a coat of OPI - Dating A Royal

Sponged on some Barry M - Matt White

Sponged on some Barry M - Cyan Blue over the white

Sponged on some OPI - Absolutely Alice on top of that

Sponged some Barry M - Black at the top and bottom.

Used a dotting tool to dot on some stars. 

It's really easy to do, I'm just hoping I like my next one more!